Urban Transport

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding plywood factories operating in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, 27/05/2025

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …

NGOs halt Metro run

Hyderabad, July 6: Non-governmental organisations have demanded that government should obtain environmental clearance from the centre before taking the up metro rail project in Hyderabad. They said noise pollution would be much more throughout the day even at the silent zones such as schools and hospitals. According to them, the …

State seeks viability gap funding for Mumbai Metro

Mumbai, July 04 Making a pitch for Central funding of its ambitious Mumbai makeover projects, the state government has demanded that the Rs 2,356-crore first arm of the Mumbai Metro project be granted viability gap funding (VGF) by the Centre. According to senior government officials, in a recent meeting at …

PRE-PAID AUTOS A ROUGH RIDE

The pre-paid auto service is riddled with problems and needs to be reformed. While commuters prefer it for convenience and security, drivers are wary of it for many reasons TIMES NEWS NETWORK It was conceived as an indigenous solution for safeguarding commuters from being fleeced by autorickshaw drivers about 22 …

Integrated unified transport system - A review

The city of Chennai has to make herculean tasks to overcome the transportation problems created in the city because of the spatial and economic growth experienced in the city during the last decade. The transport sector needs careful and planned expansion if it is not to cause a strain on …

Hyderabad metro poses risks to heritage buildings

the stage is set for the metro project in Hyderabad. The first phase of the Rs 9,696 crore project will begin next year and the city

Feasibility study for Mumbai BRTS to begin soon

mumbai is gearing up for the bus rapid transit system (brts). An eight-month-long feasibility study will begin in June. Faced with an

Euro-3 diesel buses take lead in BRTS bid

Ahmedabad: In the final run for winning the contract for the operations and maintenance of Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) services, EURO-3 diesel run buses have taken the lead. The bids quoted by the five main operators are in range of Rs 34-Rs 36 per kilometre for EURO-3 diesel bu …

German bank to lend 77 million for urban projects

T. Ramakrishnan Stipulation for extending line of credit is they should be eco-friendly CHENNAI: The German Development Bank (KfW) will provide Tamil Nadu

After BRTS, govt goes for Abad rail

Writes To Centre To Sanction City Railway Network Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: A realization has dawned on Gujarat government that the Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) is not enough to fulfil the mobility plans of mega-city Ahmedabad. A dormant plan for a Regional Rail System (RRS) is now being …

Panel tries to derail Metro Rail project

Speakers who participated at an open forum against the elevated Hyderabad Metro Rail project on Sunday expressed fear that the Rs 10,000-crore project turn into a real estate development scheme. Eminent architect from New Delhi, Mr Kuldip Singh, said the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was acquiring land across the city …

Not possible to implement (REACTIONS)

What is the feeling in the Railways about the proposed ideas? The Monorail does not come under the purview of the Railways. On the proposed Commuter Rail corridors, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of the Bangalore division of South Western Railway Mr Mahesh Mangal says, "Most of these proposals are not …

Rail corridors for smooth traffic flow

Having seen the Metro in Delhi and Kolkata, the urban rail network in Mumbai and Chennai, the Bangalorean had always wondered why the City's existing railway llines weren't put to better use. After all, Bangalore had about a dozen railway stations criss-crossing the City... Trains there were aplenty as well, …

Metro tunnel completed before time

The second metro tunnel at Hauz Khas was completed today at 11.30 a.m. The Delhi Metro has completed this project three weeks ahead of schedule. This construction of the tunnel had begun in February this year. The 1,453 metre long tunnel was completed just in four months. This tunnel is …

Singapore shows interest in A'bad metro rail

The metro rail dream was revived once again for Ahmedabad on Wednesday, when a high-level delegation, led by Singapore minister of state for foreign affairs Balaji Sadasivan, told top Gujarat officials that it was interested in investing in the project in a big way. A senior state official, who participated …

A leap by METRO

DMRC is all set to complete the Vishvavidyala-Jehangirpuri line a record 10 months ahead of schedule. The 6.36-km stretch, which will ferry 1.51 lakh commuters in two years' time, is expected to be ready by December 2008 Megha Suri | TNN After completion of the Shahdara-Dilshad Garden metro section, Delhi …

Red flag for Metro

The Opposition parties on Tuesday asked the the state government to keep the Rs 10,000-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Project in abeyance for six months. Mr P.L. Srinivas of the Telugu Desam, Mr Bandaru Dattatreya of the BJP, Mr Ramulu Naik of the TRS, Mr Y. Venkateswara Rao of the CPI(M) …

Japan team visits BRT

A Japanese delegation visited the pilot Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor between Ambedkar Nagar and Moolchand on Tuesday morning and declared it to be

Metro most comfortable form of transport: IIT study

It is certainly not a bumpy ride for the DMRC. A study by IIT students, based on vibration levels inside the trains, states the metro is one of the most comfortable modes of transport and that it adheres to international standards. The study, carried out with the help of equipment …

Delhi Metro most comfortable

Says IIT study using vibration levels inside trains as measure of comfort Commuters delight: Vibration levels inside Metro trains meet the "most comfortable' tag of ISO standards. NEW DELHI: The Delhi metro railway is one of the most comfortable means of public transport, according a study conducted by the Indian …

Debating Delhis rapid transit system

A. Srivathsan The debate on the Bus Rapid Transit System has been acrimonious, ranging from utter dismissal of the project to informed suggestions to revise the design. No urban development project in the recent past has received so much attention as the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Delhi. In …

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